Batgirl #21 Preview

 

When Jim Gordon finds a note to Batgirl at a staged crime scene, it awakens bad memories. His daughter, Barbara, once wore a Batgirl suit. Now, she resides in Vandal Savage's Supermax prison. But if the embalmed girl in a bed disturbs him, the ink on the card disturbs Cassandra Cain more. The name of the mushroom the ink comes from has the initials CC. And that's not the only clue that tells Cassandra that this little girl was killed to attract her attention.

Yet Cassandra isn't the only person the killer targets. As Vandal Savage's TUCO squad arrives at the crime scene, Tenji Turner and Jaya Jayesh watch as Cassandra gets lost in her memories. Likewise, Tenji's father, also in Gotham, falls beneath the note's magic spell. What does the killer want? And how many people will die amid his dark schemes?

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Batgirl #21 Preview

Writer: Tate Brombal

Artist: Stephen Segovia

Cover Artist: David Talaski

Variant Cover Artist: Kyuyong Eom

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Price: $3.99 US/Variant $4.99 US

Release Date: July 1, 2026

 

 

The Key to the Case is within Cass’s Mind!

 

 

There’s been a murder, and the only clues are buried deep within Batgirl’s memories, along with the phrase “forget me not.” Now locked in a prison of her past, Cassandra Cain must uncover the killer before it’s too late, but as she relives her time with David Cain again and again, will she solve the murder in time…or lose her mind completely?

 

 

 

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Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us. 

 

For what happened last time, see my review of Batgirl #20.

 

For what happened before that, see my preview of Batgirl #19. 

 

For Tenji Turner & Jaya Jayesh's first adventure with Cassandra, see my preview of Batgirl #12. 

 

 

Batgirl #20 Review

 

Batgirl #20 Review

Writer: Tate Brombal

Penciller: Stephen Segovia

Inker: Jason Paz

Colorist: Rain Beredo

Letterer: Tom Napolitano

Cover Artist: David Talaski

Variant Cover Artist: Tirso

Editors: Jessica Berbey & Rob Levin

Publisher: DC Comics

Price: $3.99/$4.99 Card Stock

Release Date: June 3, 2026

 

As she stormed the tower of the Midnight Eye, Batgirl struggled with the imbalance in her life. Cassandra Cain was so used to fighting the two halves of her heritage that it blinded her to the blessings both could provide her. But after getting her spirit back and returning to Gotham, Cassandra realizes that Tenji Turner, Jaya Jayesh, Wu Lin, and her Bat-family are one.

 

Freed from the curse of her Blood powers, she feels freer and more whole than ever before. How will Cassandra Cain navigate the ever-changing world of Gotham? And how will Batgirl ensure that her results always exceed her intentions? Let's leap into Batgirl #20 and see!

 

Story

Cassandra traveled across the world, seeking justice for her mother. Along the way, she found a new family in Tenji Turner and Jaya Jayesh. Sadly, Cassandra's return to Gotham proved short-lived when her family's latent Blood powers activated, prompting her to venture into the Spirit World. But now, Cassandra has not only returned, but has been welcomed back into the Bat-family. But her Bat heritage comes with privileges and responsibilities. So when Batman awakens her from a dream and hands her a card with her name on it, Cassandra realizes it's her responsibility to solve it.

 

After forging their bonds of family on their travels and cementing them in the Spirit World, Jaya and Tenji accompany Cassandra to the crime scene in Batgirl #20. Batman may have taught Cassandra how to solve crimes. But with Vandal Savage ruling Gotham, James Gordon risks his future by withholding evidence of Batgirl's card. With CSI and Savage's TUCO squad on the way, the trio has minutes to investigate the crime scene. Yet the girl's appearance evokes the dream that Batman awakened her from.

 

After delving into Cassandra's relationship with her birth mother, Tate Brombal peers into her formative years with the man who raised her. Cassandra may refuse to call him a father. Yet, as much as Bruce Wayne, David Cain helped Cassandra become the person she is today. As Cassandra recalls her childhood, remembering how David Cain trained her to be an assassin, forgotten memories return. But discovering who staged this crime scene for her benefit could cost Cassandra, Jaya, and Tenji their lives in Batgirl #20.

 

Art

A flower swings on a golden chain while a girl watches with wide eyes. But when she runs away, blood sprays, darkening as it leaves her body. When Cassandra Cain awakens, an upshot emphasizes how she sees her adoptive father. But the note Batman hands her transports Cassandra to an industrial building, where she regards a child’s body in a bed. The black streak and droplets staining her pink dress evoke Cassandra’s dreams. Yet they also remind her of the Blood powers she recently wielded.

 

As Batgirl haunts the crime scene like a wraith or grim reaper, Jaya Jayesh’s red mask contrasts with her recent desire to bring Cassandra healing. While James Gordon’s stony face bespeaks how recent events have deadened him to such nightmarish visions, only Tenji reacts to the girl whose face evokes the Scarecrow. As Stephen Segovia and Jason Paz deliver a haunting look into Cassandra’s past, Rain Beredo casts blue light into the gray industrial building, illuminating the people intent on justice for the girl’s death.

 

White letters in the darkness represent an unseen speaker, while white words in black boxes reveal Cassandra’s thoughts. Her narration guides us through Batgirl #20, as Cassandra discovers a hidden aspect of her past. Tom Napolitano casts her conversation with James Gordon, Jaya Jayesh, and Batman as black uppercase letters in white dialogue balloons. Yet, as Tenji Turner observes the dead girl and Cassandra, this other hidden aspect of her past grows increasingly frightened as a siren splits the air. Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this story with us.

 

Final Thoughts

For a trained investigator, every piece of evidence provides clues to the murderer’s identity. A staged crime scene may make that more difficult. Yet in this very personal investigation, a card left at the crime scene forces Cassandra Cain to once again face her complicated past in Batgirl #20.

 

Rating 9.8/10

 

To look inside see my preview of Batgirl #20.

 

For what happened last time, see my preview of Batgirl #19.

For how Cassandra Cain learned to wield her Blood powers, see my review of Batgirl #18. 

For how Cassandra Cain received her Blood powers, see my preview of Batgirl #17. 

 

Batgirl #20 Preview

 

 

As she stormed the tower of the Midnight Eye, Batgirl struggled with the imbalance in her life. Cassandra Cain was so used to fighting the two halves of her heritage it blinded her to the blessings both could provide her. But after getting her spirit back, and returning to Gotham, Cassandra realizes that Tenji, Jaya, Wu Lin, and her Bat-family are one. 

Freed from the curse of her Blood powers, she feels more free and whole than ever before. How will Cassandra Cain navigate the ever-changing world of Gotham? And how will Batgirl ensure that her results always exceed her intentions?

Here's all the info from DC Connect:

 

Batgirl #20

Writer: Tate Brombal

Artist: Stephen Segovia

Cover Artist: David Talaski

Variant Cover Artist: Tirso

Publisher: DC Comics

Price: $3.99 US/$4.99 US (Card Stock)

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Release Date: June 3, 2026

 

Murder.

Mystery.

Batgirl!

 

 

A murder in Gotham’s streets leads Batgirl to a crime scene with no discernible clues—only the words “Forget-Me-Not.” As the investigation unravels, Cassandra Cain discovers disturbing gaps in her own memory. With no leading suspect to fight and no answers on the streets, she must go inward to find the truth.

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

For what happened last time, see my preview of Batgirl #19.

For how Cassandra Cain learned to wield her Blood powers, see my review of Batgirl #18. 

For how Cassandra Cain received her Blood powers, see my preview of Batgirl #17. 

 

Batgirl #19 Preview

 

Batgirl didn't want to unlock her Blood powers. But when she travels to the Spirit World to figure out how to get rid of them, Wu Lin convinces Cassandra to let him train her. Cassandra hates the idea of wielding her family's curse as a weapon. But whether she likes it or not, her blood powers will endanger her and anyone around Cassandra unless she can control them.

Growing proficient with her Blood powers may be Cassandra's best chance of surviving in the Spirit World. But can Cassandra convince The Midnight Eye to send her, Tenji, and Jaya back to Gotham? And after training to master her new abilities, will Cassandra still want to give them up?

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Batgirl #19 Preview

Writer: Tate Brombal

Artist: Takeshi Miyazawa

Cover Artist: David Talaski

Variant Cover Artists: Serg Acuña

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Price: $3.99/$4.99 Card Stock

Release Date: May 6, 2026

 

The Explosive Finale to the “Curse of the Blood!”

 

Trapped in the Spirit World, Batgirl and her allies race to save Wu Lin and stop the Curse of the Blood as she is faced with making the ultimate sacrifice. As ancient powers collide, Cassandra Cain must decide what kind of family she’s willing to fight for.

 

 

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Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

 

For what happened last time, see my review of Batgirl #18. 

 

For how this story arc started, see my preview of Batgirl #17. 

Batgirl #18 Review

 

Batgirl #18 Review

Writer: Tate Brombal

Penciller & Inker: Takeshi Miyazawa

Inker: Juan Castro

Colorist: Mike Spicer

Letterer: Tom Napolitano

Cover Artists: David Talaski & Christian Ward

Things To Come Variant Cover Artist: Takeshi Miyazawa with Mike Spicer

Publisher: DC Comics

Price: $3.99/$4.99 Card Stock

Release Date: April 1, 2026

 

Her parents made her a monster. When Cassandra rejected a life of hurting and killing others, she found the belonging and purpose she sought in her Bat family. Then her mother burst into her life in Gotham. In her resultant journey around the world, Cassandra discovered a brother. In addition to Tenji Turner, Cassandra also befriended Jaya Jayesh.

 

Tenji forges a link between her past and her future. Jaya's healing helps Cassandra face her past. But when she brings Tenji and Jaya to Gotham, Cassandra's Blood heritage activates. Can she restrain her magical Blood powers? And can Cassandra Cain avoid once again feeling like a monster? Let's leap into Batgirl #18 and see!

 

Story

Cassandra Cain traveled around the world seeking justice for her mother. Instead, she found only blood, betrayal, and death. Yet along the way, she discovered Tenji and Jaya, new additions to her found family. Cassandra looked forward to resuming life in Gotham and integrating them into her Bat family. Instead, her heritage took over her life once again. Cassandra judged that her best hope of escape lay in Wu Lin, her mother’s cousin. But just as Cassandra, Tenji, and Jaya found him, his assistant, Wu Zhi, killed him.

 

In Batgirl #18, Cassandra, Tenji, and Jaya travel to the Spirit World. In this realm hostile to life, where the dead crave their life energy while awaiting reincarnation, the trio finally meets Wu Lin. But while Tenji welcomes him as an uncle, Cassandra keeps her distance. She may need his help to return to her Bat family. Still, Wu Lin represents the past she has fought so hard to escape.

 

In Tate Brombal's story, Cassandra undertakes a journey through the Spirit World. Like Lady Shiva's sudden appearance in Gotham, the Blood of Wu has derailed her chosen path. Cassandra cannot understand why they manifested. When Wu Lin sent his emissary, Cassandra refused to join the Blood of Wu and learn how to activate them. But even if she didn't want them, Cassandra now wields the powers of a god.

 

Just as Batman helped steer her in a more positive direction, Wu Lin once again offers to help Cassandra control her Blood powers. If she wishes to escape the Spirit World, Cassandra cannot refuse. Still, whether she can use her Blood powers without sinking deeper into her heritage and further away from the family she loves remains to be seen.

 

Art

Stephanie Brown yearned to speak with Cassandra when she traveled around the world. Once again, while their family awaits Cassandra at the dinner table, Stephanie's texts to her Bat sister go unanswered. In Wucorp Tower, Wu Lin kneels surrounded by red notepaper. Instead of facing a mirror, his blood flows into a portal behind him. While Jaya kneels to study the writing, Cassandra Cain leaps into the swirling void in Batgirl #18. Jaya follows her as Wu Lin's people barge in. Tenji regards the women and the hail of bullets with wide eyes. But his features transform from shock to fright, as he falls toward a street bordered by traditional Chinese buildings. The trio forms a circle facing outward and raises their weapons as revenants and monsters draw near.

 

As Takeshi Miyazawa and Juan Castro pack panels with eye-catching characters, furious action, and menacing monsters, Mike Spicer unleashes a vivid spectrum of colors on Batgirl #18. After Stephanie's blouse ushers readers into the purple book-lined tower office at Wucorp, the red note papers seem invitations to another realm. As red lines of energy swirl around Cassandra, she stands upon red symbols. Red tinges foreground characters. Jaya fights while wearing a red mask. And swords slice red lines through bodies.

 

Tom Napolitano places Cassandra’s white uppercase thoughts in black narrative boxes, while spirits speak white letters into black dialogue balloons. As Cassandra, Jaya, and Tenji speak black uppercase letters in white dialogue balloons, a red border surrounds Cassandra’s words. The letters grow bold for intonation, swell for raised voices, and shrink for lowered voices. Unlike many of the other spirits, a man Cassandra distrusts speaks black letters into white balloons. Yet, the scars covering his arms bespeak a similarly traumatic history. Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this story with us.

 

Final Thoughts

Life forged Cassandra Cain into a weapon. Despite her skills in the martial arts, she dislikes inflicting harm on others. Yet as Cassandra navigates the Spirit World, she ponders the qualities that make a person worthy of life in Batgirl #18.

 

Rating: 9.8/10

 

For what happened last time, see my preview of Batgirl #17. 

Batgirl #18 Preview

 

Her parents made her a monster. When Cassandra rejected a life of hurting and killing others, she found the belonging and purpose she sought in her Bat family. Then her mother burst into her life in Gotham. In her resultant journey around the world, Cassandra discovered a brother. In addition to Tenji Turner, Cassandra also befriended Jaya Jayesh.

Tenji forges a link between her past and her future. Jaya's healing helps Cassandra face her past. But when Cassandra brings Tenji and Jaya to Gotham, her Blood heritage activates. Can she restrain her magical Blood powers? And can Cassandra Cain avoid once again feeling like a monster? 

Here's all the info from DC Connect:

 

Batgirl #18 Preview

Writer: Tate Brombal

Penciller & Inker: Takeshi Miyazawa

Inker: Juan Castro

Colorist: Mike Spicer

Letterer: Tom Napolitano

Cover Artists: David Talaski & Christian Ward

Things To Come Variant Cover Artist: Takeshi Miyazawa with Mike Spicer

Publisher: DC Comics

Price: $3.99/$4.99 Card Stock

Release Date: April 1, 2026

 

“The Curse of the Blood” continues!

 

Batgirl’s battle with the Blood of Wu explodes beyond Gotham as Cassandra, Tenji, and Jaya are thrust into a supernatural war tied to her family’s past. To save Batgirl from the curse, the trio must face ancestral horrors and a destiny darker than any of them expected.

 

 

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Batgirl #17 Preview

 

 

Batgirl thought she knew what her life was about. Then her mother propelled her on a journey into her heritage. When her mother died, her legacy lived on in Cassie. But so did a gnawing need for justice for her mother's murder. 

Oracle worried that vengeance was slowly consuming Cassie. But despite the moral quandaries pressing in every side, and the ghosts of her past pressuring her to accept who she was, Cassandra embraced the better version of herself. After traveling across the world, how will Batgirl find Gotham when she returns? And how will her newly discovered brother Tenji fit into Cassie's life once she returns to the city she calls home?

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Batgirl #17 Preview

Writer: Tate Brombal

Artist: Takeshi Miyazawa

Cover Artists: David Talaski & Kyuyong Eom

Corner Box Variant Cover Artist: Jorge Jiménez

Women’s History Month Variant Cover Artist: Leirix

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Price: $3.99/$4.99 Card Stock

Release Date: March 4, 2026

 

A changed Cassandra Cain returns to Gotham!

 

Spinning directly out of the events in DC K.O., Batgirl is back in Gotham City when she wakes up with the twisted, metahuman abilities of the Blood—the power to wield and control her blood like a weapon. But her Bat-Family reunion is cut short when she is forced to ascend Wu Corp Tower to confront her Blood relatives for answers and a reversal of this curse. Cassandra Cain has leveled up…or is it a level down?

 

The perfect jumping-on point for new readers of this hit series, as “The Curse of the Blood” begins here!

 

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Batgirl #16 Preview

 

 

Batgirl has been on a journey of discovery. She has learned more about her heritage. Yet, like her mother, everyone she meets is more than they appear. Only her brother Tenji remains unsullied from his journey through life. Can Cassandra Cain reclaim some of Tenji's belief in heroism? And can it help her navigate the twisted trail of truth and lies that have led her into the battle of Samsara?

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Batgirl #16 Preview

Writer: Tate Brombal

Artist: Takeshi Miyazawa

Cover Artists: David Talaski & Jorge Fornés

Publisher: DC Comics

Price: $3.99/$4.99 Card Stock

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Release Date: February 4, 2026

 

The War of Shadows must end!

 

Hell has arrived at the heavenly gates of Samsara. Will the League of Shadows save their paradise, or will the Unburied reclaim their stolen land? And within it all, who will Batgirl become in the face of so much death? The finale to the War of Shadows is here, and you don’t want to miss it!

 

 

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Batgirl #15 Preview

 

 

When Jaya Jayesh brought her to Samsara, Cassandra Cain thought she had found paradise. Yet she brought her own hell with her, as her mother's death still plagued her. Oracle begged her to leave her past behind and return to New York. Yet Cassandra couldn't leave until she had achieved justice for her mother's death.

Now, her mother's killer has Cassandra's half-brother Tenji. Nyssa Al Ghul won't be happy after Cassandra messed up their mission to destroy the Unburied's poppies. Can she rescue Jade Tiger? And can Cassandra so tortured by the past that she cannot distinguish between friend and foe?

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Batgirl #15

Writer: Tate Brombal

Artist: Stephen Segovia

Cover Artists: Reiko Murakami & Jorge Fornés

Publisher: DC Comics

Price: $3.99/$4.99 Card Stock

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Release Date: January 7, 2026

 

Cassandra Cain’s Darkest Hour!

 

Batgirl’s journey toward vengeance reaches its peak as her relationships begin to crumble. Nyssa al Ghul’s plans come to light…and they may doom the city she claims to protect, pushing Batgirl to her darkest hour yet.

 

 

 

 

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